2025 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 800 metres

Women's 800 metres
at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships
VenueGumi Civic Stadium
LocationGumi, South Korea
Dates30 May (heats)
31 May (final)
Competitors16 from 11 nations
Winning time2:00.08 CR
Medalists
    China
    Japan
    India

The women's 800 metres event at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships was held on 30 and 31 May.[1]

Records

Records before the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships
Record Athlete (nation) Time (s) Location Date
World record[2]  Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) 1:53.28 Munich, West Germany 26 July 1983
Asian record[3]  Liu Dong (CHN) 1:55.54 Beijing, China 9 September 1993
Championship record  Tharushi Karunarathna (SRI) 2:00.66 Bangkok, Thailand 17 July 2023
World leading[4]  Tsige Duguma (ETH) 1:56.64 Shaoxing, China 3 May 2025
Asian leading[5]  Rin Kubo (JPN) 2:00.28 Fukuroi, Japan 3 May 2025

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+8), was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
30 May 18:00 Heats
31 May 18:50 Final

Results

Heats

Held on 30 May. First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Heat 1

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Shiomi Ayano  Japan 2:04.01 Q, SB
2 Twinkle Chaudhary  India 2:04.21 Q
3 Wu Hongjiao  China 2:04.65 Q, SB
4 Park Na-yeon  South Korea 2:07.67 PB
5 Nguyễn Thị Thu Hà  Vietnam 2:10.04
6 Amal Al-Roumi  Kuwait 2:15.14
7 Walaʼ Mohammad Al-Qawasmi  Jordan 2:19.54
8 Phulmati Rana  Nepal 2:21.13 SB
[6]

Heat 2

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Rin Kubo  Japan 2:02.16 Q, SB
2 Pooja Pooja  India 2:02.70 Q, PB
3 Shin So-mang  South Korea 2:05.07 Q, PB
4 Li Chunhui  China 2:05.15 q, PB
5 Bejoy Bernalyn  Philippines 2:06.83 q, PB
6 Irina Levina  Uzbekistan 2:12.22
7 Haneen Yaqoub  Palestine 2:21.83 PB
8 Mui I Kei  Macau 2:22.62
[6]

Final

Place Athlete Nation Time Notes
Wu Hongjiao  China 2:00.08 CR
Rin Kubo  Japan 2:00.42
Pooja  India 2:01.89 PB
4 Twinkle Chaudhary  India 2:03.33
5 Shiomi Ayano  Japan 2:03.59 SB
6 Li Chunhui  China 2:06.83
7 Bernalyn Bejoy  Philippines 2:07.53
8 Shin So-mang  South Korea 2:08.59
[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "2025 Asian Athletics Championships schedule". 2025gumi.kr. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. ^ "800 Metres women - World record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  3. ^ "800 Metres women - Asian record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  4. ^ "800 Metres women - 2025 World leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  5. ^ "800 Metres women - 2025 Asian leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  6. ^ a b "26th Asian Athletics Championships - Women's 800 metres heats results" (PDF). Asian Athletics. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  7. ^ "26th Asian Athletics Championships - Women's 800 metres final results" (PDF). Asian Athletics. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.